Van Swygenhoven, H., & Van Petegem, S. (2013). In-situ mechanical testing during X-ray diffraction. Materials Characterization, 78, 47-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2012.12.010
Deforming metals during recording X-ray diffraction patterns is a useful tool to get a deeper understanding of the coupling between microstructure and mechanical behaviour. With the advances in flux, detector speed and focussing techniques at synchrotron facilities, in-situ mechanical testing is now possible during powder diffraction and Laue diffraction. The basic principle is explained together with illustrative examples.
